Luke 9 · Verse 35

Luke 9:35

And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
Luke 9:35, King James Version

Luke 9:35 in other translations

BSBAnd a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”
WEBA voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
ASVAnd a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear ye him.
YLTand a voice came out of the cloud saying, ‘This is My Son--the Beloved; hear ye him;'
DARBYand there was a voice out of the cloud saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
BBEAnd there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him.
WebsterAnd there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

What does Luke 9:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 9:34-35

34-35. a cloud--not one of our watery clouds, but the Shekinah-cloud (see on Mt 23:39), the pavilion of the manifested presence of God with His people, what Peter calls "the excellent" of "magnificent glory" (2Pe 1:17). a voice--"such a voice," says Peter emphatically; "and this voice [he adds] we heard, when we were with Him in the holy mount" (2Pe 1:17, 18).

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Barnes' Notes
Verse 35.

(c) "hear him" De 18:15, Acts 3:22

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 This is my beloved Son - Instead of ὁ αγαπητος, the beloved one, some MSS. and versions have εκλεκτος, the chosen one: and the Ethiopic translator, as in several other cases, to be sure of the true reading, retains both. In whom I am well pleased, or have delighted - is added by some very ancient MSS. Perhaps this addition is taken from Mat 17:5.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 9:28-36

Christ's transfiguration was a specimen of that glory in which he will come to judge the world; and was an encouragement to his disciples to suffer for him. Prayer is a transfiguring, transforming duty, which makes the face to shine. Our Lord Jesus, even in his transfiguration, was willing to speak concerning his death and sufferings. In our greatest glories on earth, let us remember that in this world we have no…

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Luke 9:35 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
φωνὴphōnēa voiceG5456
ἐγένετοegenetocameG1096
ἐκekout ofG1537
τῆςtēstheG3588
νεφέληςnephelēscloudG3507
λέγουσα·legousasaying;G3004
οὗτόςhoutosThisG3778
ἐστινestinisG1510
ὁhotheG3588
υἱόςhuiosSonG5207
μουmouof MineG3165
ὁhotheG3588
ἐκλελεγμένος,eklelegmenoschosen,G1586
αὐτοῦautouto HimG846
ἀκούετε.¶akouetedo listen.G191

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Luke 9:35

  • Luke 3:22

    And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

  • Matthew 3:17

    And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Acts 3:22-23

    For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people.

  • Deuteronomy 18:18-19

    I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him. And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.

  • Hebrews 5:9

    And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

  • Hebrews 3:15

    While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as in the provocation.

  • Isaiah 42:1

    Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

  • John 5:22-24

    For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

  • John 3:35-36

    The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

  • Isaiah 55:3-4

    Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.

  • Hebrews 3:7-8

    Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:

  • John 3:16

    For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
This.
3:22; Mt 3:17; Joh 3:16,35,36; 2Pe 1:17,18
hear.
De 18:18,19; Isa 55:3,4; Joh 5:22-24; Ac 3:22,23; Heb 2:3; 3:7,8,15
Heb 5:9; 12:25,26

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Context

  • Luke 9:34

    While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.

  • Luke 9:35

    And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

  • Luke 9:36

    And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.

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Luke 9:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vino una voz de la nube, que decía: Este es mi Hijo amado; á él oid.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il y eut une voix venant de la nuée, disant: Celui-ci est mon Fils bien-aimé, écoutez-le.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und es geschah eine Stimme aus der Wolke, welche sagte: Dieser ist mein geliebter Sohn, ihn höret.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et vox facta est de nube, dicens: Hic est Filius meus dilectus, ipsum audite.